CV9 2BE North Warwickshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Atherstone Central. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in North Warwickshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,532 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,688 | £1,969 | £2,251 | £2,532 | £3,095 | £3,657 | £4,220 | £5,064 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (46% of about 1,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Borough wide.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Britannia Mill, Coleshill Road, Atherstone: up to 70 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- BEC Engineering Ltd, Richmond Road, Atherstone: up to 6 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Magna House, South Street, Atherstone: up to 6 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Phoenix Yard, Church Street, Atherstone: up to 73 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Angel Ale House, Church Street, Atherstone: up to 6 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- The Angel Inn, 24 Church Street, Atherstone: up to 12 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- 110 Long Street, Atherstone: up to 5 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Rowan Centre, North Street, Atherstone: up to 16 homes, permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 91 m and 95 m above sea level (93 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Atherstone 113,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m |
| Polesworth 150 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Nuneaton 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Erdington Road Atherstone | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Atherstone | 480 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Atherstone Station Side Car Park | 560 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Station Street | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 18.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Station Street Surgery | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Warwick Pharmacy | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Atherstone Dental Practice | 560 m |
| Hospital | The Manor Hospital | 7.3 km |
| Police station | Warwickshire Police - Atherstone Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,650 m² | 410 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,170 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cowpasture Playing Field 1.3 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 90 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beech House and Attached Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m north-east. 73 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beech House and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m north-east |
| Merevale Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 810 m west |
| Merevale Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m west |
| Stable Block and Attached Forecourt Walls, Gatepiers and Gates at Merevale Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m west |
| Merevale Abbey, a Cistercian monastery, associated water control features and industrial remains | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Roman camp | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Hole Spinney | Wood | 330 m west |
| Galloper Hill Spinney | Wood | 360 m west |
| Ward's Hill | Hill | 530 m south-west |
| Outwoods | Wood | 570 m south-west |
| Merevale Lake | Lake or reservoir | 660 m south-west |
| Engine Spinney | Wood | 710 m south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 27 |
2 of the postcode's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.